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2014-15 regular season

Lightning at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1

Penguins beat Lightning 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 2, 2015.

TBL – PIT
35–29
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
21–26
Hits
18–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
4 A
2 shots · 19:55 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Steve Downie
2 G
3 shots · 16:18 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Thomas Greiss
32 saves
0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Chris Kunitz PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:56
Assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · beat Ben Bishop
0–1
🐧 Andrew Ebbett 1st · 06:50
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Simon Despres · beat Ben Bishop
0–2
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 13:39
Assists: Andrew Ebbett, Bryan Rust · beat Ben Bishop
0–3
⚡ Brian Boyle 1st · 15:11
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Matt Carle · beat Thomas Greiss
1–3
2nd period
⚡ Victor Hedman 2nd · 12:48
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat · beat Thomas Greiss
2–3
🐧 Christian Ehrhoff 2nd · 17:07
Assists: Beau Bennett, Sidney Crosby · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–4
3rd period
⚡ Alex Killorn 3rd · 11:18
Assists: Anton Stralman, Victor Hedman · beat Thomas Greiss
3–4
🐧 Steve Downie 3rd · 11:52
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Nick Spaling · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–5
🐧 Steve Downie Empty net 3rd · 19:55
Assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Killorn · Filppula · Stamkos 18:37
L2 Palat · Johnson · Callahan 17:36
L3 Paquette · Kucherov · Connolly 15:39
L4 Drouin · Morrow · Boyle 9:52
D1 Hedman · Stralman 22:10
D2 Carle · Barberio 18:21
D3 Sustr · Garrison 16:43
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Spaling · Sutter 19:18
L2 Kunitz · Bennett · Downie 16:56
L3 Malkin · Ebbett · Adams 12:52
L4 Goc · Rust · Farnham 9:15
D1 Letang · Ehrhoff 25:52
D2 Scuderi · Bortuzzo 18:47
D3 Despres · Pouliot 14:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
35 Shots on goal 29
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
21 Hits 26
18 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 4
4 Penalty minutes 6
TBL shooting 8.6% (3/35) PIT shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Evgeni Nabokov
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 45:10 TOI
Ben Bishop
7/10
.700 SV% · 3 GA · 13:39 TOI
🐧Penguins
Thomas Greiss
32/35
.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Chris Kunitz · 1st 01:56 · 0–1 Andrew Ebbett · 1st 06:50 · 0–2 Evgeni Malkin · 1st 13:39 · 0–3 Brian Boyle · 1st 15:11 · 1–3 Victor Hedman · 2nd 12:48 · 2–3 Christian Ehrhoff · 2nd 17:07 · 2–4 Alex Killorn · 3rd 11:18 · 3–4 Steve Downie · 3rd 11:52 · 3–5 Steve Downie · 3rd 19:55 · 3–6
TBL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–1
Dec 232014 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 3–4 Dec 152014 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Mar 222014 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Nov 292013 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 3–0 Oct 122013 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 5–4
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TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on January 2, 2015?

Penguins won 6–3. The final score was Lightning 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn, Brian Boyle, Victor Hedman.

Who scored for Penguins?

Steve Downie (2), Andrew Ebbett, Chris Kunitz, Christian Ehrhoff, Evgeni Malkin.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Thomas Greiss made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 31 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 AfterJan 4 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 4–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 31 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–2 AfterJan 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 4–1
Also on January 2
🔔PHI 1–2 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 2–0 ⚔️BUF 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 😈NJD 🍁TOR 1–3 🌲MIN 🛢️EDM 1–2 🏔️COL 🏝️NYI 2–1 🔥CGY 🎵STL 3–4 🦆ANA
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